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The Power Vertical Podcast by Brian Whitmore

The Power Vertical Podcast by Brian Whitmore

Written by: The Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies and Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center
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The Power Vertical Podcast by Brian Whitmore covers emerging and developing trends in Russian politics, shining a spotlight on the high-stakes power struggles, machinations, and clashing interests that shape Kremlin policy today. Brian Whitmore is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council Eurasia Center and Russia and Eurasia Specialist and Assistant Professor of Practice at the Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies at The University of Texas at Arlington.All rights reserved Politics & Government
Episodes
  • 'WHY BREAK WHAT'S WORKING?' - THE STRANGE SACKING OF UKRAINE'S DEFENSE MINISTER

    'WHY BREAK WHAT'S WORKING?' - THE STRANGE SACKING OF UKRAINE'S DEFENSE MINISTER
    Jul 17 2026
    On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with Michael Carpenter, a senior fellow for Transatlantic Affairs at the International Institute for Strategic Studies who served in the administration of former President Joe Biden as the NSC's Senior Director for Europe and U.S. Ambassador to the OSCE and in the administration of Barack Obama as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia; and Max Bergmann, director of the Europe and Russia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies who served as a member of the Secretary of State’s Policy Planning Staff and as a speechwriter for former Secretary of State John Kerry.
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • UKRAINE, POLAND, AND HISTORY

    UKRAINE, POLAND, AND HISTORY
    Jul 10 2026
    On this week’s episode of the Power Vertical Podcast, Brian Whitmore speaks with James Sherr, Marta Dyczok, and Serhiy Kudelia about the historical disputes straining Polish-Ukrainian relations and what they mean for Russia’s war against Ukraine.
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • WAR AND INNOVATION - HOW UKRAINE REVOLUTIONIZED CIVIL DEFENSE

    WAR AND INNOVATION - HOW UKRAINE REVOLUTIONIZED CIVIL DEFENSE
    Jul 2 2026
    WAR AND INNOVATION - HOW UKRAINE REVOLUTIONIZED CIVIL DEFENSE by The Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies and Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center
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    58 mins
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